Newcastle team news
Newcastle midfielder Nicky Butt is out of tomorrow night's Barclays Premier League clash with former club Manchester United.
The 34-year-old damaged his knee in Sunday's 1-0 defeat at Bolton and will not make it for the Carling Cup winners' visit to St James' Park, with Geremi or Alan Smith set to deputise.
Kevin Nolan will serve the second leg of a three-match ban, while Damien Duff (calf), Michael Owen (ankle ligaments), Habib Beye (ankle), Danny Guthrie (hamstring), Joey Barton and Xisco (both fractured metatarsal) are still out.
Team (from): Harper, Forster, S. Taylor, Bassong, Coloccini, Enrique, Edgar, Cacapa, R. Taylor, Lovenkrands, Geremi, Donaldson, Ameobi, Jonas, Smith, Viduka, Martins, Carroll.
Manchester United team news
Wayne Rooney has recovered from a virus and should start for Manchester United at Newcastle tomorrow.
The England striker missed Sunday's Carling Cup triumph over Tottenham, but has since managed to train, and should be part of a fresh United line-up, also containing Dimitar Berbatov, Edwin van der Sar, Michael Carrick, Park Ji-Sung and Darren Fletcher, none of whom were involved in the action at Wembley.
Sir Alex Ferguson's only injury doubt is defender John O'Shea, although the Republic of Ireland international is hopeful of shrugging off a heel injury.
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Team (from): Van der Sar, Foster, Kuszczak, O'Shea, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evans, Evra, Fabio, Ronaldo, Nani, Anderson, Fletcher, Scholes, Carrick, Gibson, Giggs, Park, Rooney, Berbatov, Tevez.
Opta match facts
Newcastle are without a win against Manchester United in the Premier League since September 2001 – a run of 14 matches.The Magpies have only been able to pick up three points from a possible 42 in this period.
Manchester United have kept a clean sheet in four of their last seven league games against Newcastle.
United have scored 20 goals in their last six league visits to St James Park.
If Manchester United manage to win this match, they will equal their record of 11 successive victories set in 1999/00. They will need to reach 13 games to equal the Premier League record set by Arsenal in 2001/02.
Edwin van der Sar has gone 20 hours and 12 minutes without conceding in the Premier League.
Newcastle have only been able to win once in their last nine Premier League outings.
Wayne Rooney has scored in his last four Premier League appearances. Never before has the England international scored in five consecutive league matches.
The Magpies have gone 229 minutes without a Premier League goal.
Manchester United have never won the league in the same year they've won the League Cup.
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